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If thefe obfervations are juft, the provident far- 

 mer will embrace every favourable opportunity that 

 offers for fowing his feed. He fortunately is not 

 confined to a few days or even weeks. He has 

 from the end of May to the beginning ofAuguft, 

 to perform this work, and he had better defer it 

 even to the laft, rather than fow when the weather 

 is hot and dry j for in that cafe he may fow again 

 and again, and lofe both feed and labour. But 

 ihould the weather be ever fo favourable, that alone 

 will not infure him fuccefs : there are feveral other 

 things that are equally neceflary. 



i/?. It is abfolutely neceflary that the land be 

 very well pulverized. The number of ploughings 

 and harrowings for this purpofe cannot be afcer- 

 tained ; that muft ever depend upon the nature 

 and condition of the foil. Twice in fome land 

 would be more effectual than four times in other ; 

 but be the labour whatever it may, it muft not be 

 omitted. 



idly. It is equally neceffary that the foil be 



either naturally rich and good, or made fo by a 



proper quantity of manure. Turnips never arrive 



to a good and profitable fize in poor land, without 



good manure to promote their growth and pufh 



them forward, 4 



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